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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-13
DEATH TO VERMlN.

Little Creatures That Wander Through
the Walls and Destroy Rats and Mice.
Not the least interesting of the fauna
of this country is the little animal
whose first name is nephetjs. Here
they appear, i'll many cases, to assume
the guise of domestic animals, at least
| to the extent of rats and mice. taking
possession of houses. and not only driv-
ing out these pests, but making it ex-
tremelv lively for the occupants A
house well down the San Gabriel Valley
was taken possession of by one of these
malodorous creatures that for a long
time created no little disturbance, and
was not to be found out. The strang.
est noises would be heard in
vacant rooms, as of objects rolling
about and people scuf1iing across the
floor; now it would be in the top of the
house, now in the bottom, yet always
defying detection. One night during
the summer a gentleman slept alone in
the house, and, hearing the noise in an
adjoining room, seized his revolver and
crept silently in that direction. The
moon was shining in at an open win
dow. and as he opened the door and
glanced in he saw a mephetis gambol-
ing about the floor like a cat, rolling 4
bail before it that it had found in a
closet, and it was these games that had
so disturbed the household. These ami
mails are much more effective in driv-
ing out rats and nice than cats, as they
wander through the walls and destroy
all the vermin. In large barn in
the valley several, deprived of
the odor-glands, are kept for this
purpose and are considered invalu-
able. DR.. Merriam, of the "A gficultural
Department OF Washington, and author
of Mammals of the Adirondacks,' ex-
presses the opinion, founded OH practi-
cal experience, that the meat of these
animals is not only good, but extremely
fine eating. The doctor probably has q
monopoly of this bonnie bouchs, of which
one might say, in the language of an
old author. referring to the dodo, that
it was ''more pleasing to the eye than
to the stomach Still, there is no rea-
son why the animal should not make a
good table-dish. There are a thousand
and one things that are not eaten SIM
ply because prejudice stands in the
way; yet we eat roast pig, the latter
being in It's habits the most revolving of
any mammal.-Sdn Francisco CAL.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-13
Why Green Brought Coal.

81 read in the paper to-day" said
smart little Johnny Green to his teach
er during the progress of the geology
lesson, 'that what appears to be a
great area of pure carbon has been dis
covered.
..Ah, indeedr' said the teacher
''That is very interesting. l like to
see that my boys are observant, and
read the newspapers. But it is rare in
deed to find deposits of pure carbon.
Was the discovery made in Pennsyl-
vania?''
Farther away than that, sir. Far,
far away
''In Oregon, or Washington Territory,
perhaps?"
Further still, sir. 1t makes ones
mind soar"
:'Ah! Then it must be in the Russian
petroleum fields. on the Caspian seap"
''Much further than that, sir.'
''Where is it, Green?'
''On the planet Neptune, SIR"
''Ah, indeed! Well, Green, you may
go down stairs and bring up ten hods
of coal for the coal-box. With so i'm
portant discovery as that which you
have just announced, it is plain that
the supply of fuel isn't going to give
out for some time to come. Go at once,
STRIP Youths Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-13
CARL OUNDER.
he Has His Mind Read and Finds Some o
His Merchandise Missing.

lie Has His Mind Read and Finds Some of
His Merchandise Missing.
81 suppose l vhas shwindled some
MORE sorrowfully remarked Mr.. Dun
der, as he paid visit to Sergeant
Bendall yesterday.
''Not doubt of it. What's your
story?'
''Do you pellet dot man can read
somepody's mind?'
"Well, I've heard of mind-readers. -
$50 has Shake, und he goes crazy
aDoudt it. He vhas going to be mind
! reader if it takes all winter. He prac-
tee leetle on me, ind / vhas as.
! tonished.'
"But about the swindle?'
"Vhell, two mans come in my place
last night when | VIA all alone. Vhas
| Carl Dunder? Ivhas. All right, one
of dot pair vhas mind-reader, und he
like to gif me some points. He doan'
do it by everybody, but [ vhas such a
friendt of der poor dot he like to oblige
me. Well, Sergeant, dot seems all
right, und we lock der door und sot
down. Iyhas blindfolded NIT a hand
kerchief, llnd der mind-reader says:
" Now, Mr.. Dunder, you fix your
mind on some subject shust so hardt as
you can, und keep awful shtill. If you
take dot pantage off or slump aroundt
dot preaks me all oop.'
s.Vhell. Sergeant, L fix my mind on
dot time l falls off my parn on Hastings
shtreet, und may pc two minutes goes
by und nobody shpeaks to me. Den der
oldt woman comes downstairs und
take off der pantage. Dose mans vhas
gone
land what else?'
1.-TWO boxes of cigars and fife pottles
of whisky. Vhas it a shwindle on meP'
Il should smile! Mr.. Dunder, you are
very soft.
Sergeant, look in my eye! vhas
going home Tonight some pody Will
drop in. Was l Carl Dunder? vhas.
All right. Mr.. Dunder, l like to
read-!"
Yes"
Dot vhas all. Sergeant! If some in.
quest vhas heldt you remember dot l
vhas shwindled man, und dot l kildt
him in self-defensen'- Free
p3ece
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-13
ARTIFICIAL IVORY.
The Parts Which Celluloid and Other SUBJ
stances Play in Its Compositions.

The Parts Which Celluloid and Other SUBJ
stances Play in Its Compositions.
How is artificial ivory made? Of late
years the scarcity and dearness of gen.
uine ivory have driven inventors to
manufacture artificial compounds capa-
BILE of replacing it for many industrial
and domestic purposes. These COM
pounds, which may almost without ex-
ception be classed under the name
t'celluloid,' are formed of divided cot
ton waste, or some similar substance,
soaked in either vegetable naphtha,
nitro-benzol, camphor, or alcohol. Suf--
ficient of these solvents is used to make
a soft, plastic mass, which is subject to
hydraulic pressure and mixed with oils,
gums, and coloring matter. Any degree
of flexibility can be given to it, and it
can be made white and transparent.
or of any brilliant color 1t can be
made hard as ivory, or retained in so
soft a condition as to be capable of be-
ing spread in layers over textile fabrics,
in the same way as paint is laid on. 1t
can be pressed and stamped, planned
like wood, turned in lathe, cut with a
saw, carved, woven, or applied as a
varnish. When dyed the dye runs
through the whole substance, and can
not therefore be rubbed or washed out.
An artificial ivory of creamy whiteness;
and great hardness is now made from
good potatoes washed in diluted sui
phuric acid, then boiled, in the same
solution until they become solid and
dense. They are then washed fraa Of
the acid and slowly dried. This ivory
can be dyed and turned and made use
full in many Chicago Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-13
A Monkey Hero.

A nobleman had a favorite monkey,
q large orangoutang, which, you
know, is the largest species of monkey,
except the gorilla. The monkey was
very much attached to his master, and
to the baby boy who was the pet of the
whole family.
One day fire suddenly broke out in
the house, and everybody was running
here and there to put it out, while the
little boy in his nursery was almost for
gotten, and when they thought of him,
the staircase was all in flames. What
could be donep
As they were looking up and wonder
ing, a large, hairy hand and arm
opened the window, and presently the
monkey appeared with the baby in his
arms, and carefully climbed over the
porch, and brought the child safely to
his nurse. Nobody else could have
done it, for man cannot climb like
monkey, and is not nearly SO strong.
You may imagine how the faithful
creature was praised and petted after
that.
This is a true story, and the child
who was saved was the young Marquis
of Kildare. = Golden Days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-13

never had half chance. There he is
this blessed minute making rush
toward the door. Here, 10, hold on a
second, we want to shake hands with
you.
10 edged in bashfully. the same 10,
but looking so bright and happy. A
full stomach and host of friends made
different world to the brave little
colored wait.
As 10 undressed and crept into COM
Portable bed that night, he fell into his
odd way of talking to himself. dat
washout's mighty lucky for me, but
Dinah says don't talk of luck, jes' tank
de good Lord. An I does from my
heart, an I'll be somebody yet, an then
I'll help all the po' little uns in the wide
world. ''-E. e. b., IN N. Y. Examiner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-13
Confusion of Thought.

Odd mistakes are sometimes made
and perpetuated in public documents,
when the attention is directed to the
main idea, and not to the phraseology.
Among the regulations at the West
Boston Bridge Corporation, drawn up
by two lawyers, is a section which was
written, accepted, and now stands thus:
land the said proprietors shall meet
annually on the first Tuesday of June,
providing the same does not fall on
Sunday"
Persons living at distance must not
suppose that Tuesdays fall on Sundays
any oftener in Boston that they do else
where. YOUTHS Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-13
VALUE OF SLEEP.
A Reliable Tonic Regulator and Never
Failing Preventive of Headache.

A Reliable Tonic Regulator and Never.
Failing Preventive of Headache.
A scientific writer says: "Sleep, if
taken at the right moment, will prevent
an attack of nervous; headache. IL the
subjects of such headaches will watch
the symptoms of its coming, they can
notice that it begins with feeling of
WEAKNESS or heaviness. This, is the
time a sleep of an hour, or even two,
as nature guides. will effectually pre-
vent the headache. If not taken just.
then, it will be too late, foE after the
attack is fairly under way. it is inn
possible to get sleep till far into the
night, perhaps. 1t is SO common in
these days for doctors to forbid having
their patients walked to take medicine
if they are asleep when the hour comes
round, that the people have learned the
lesson pretty well, and they generally
know that sleep is better for the sick
than medicine. But it is not so we'll
known that sleep is q wonderful pre-
ventive of disease-better than tonic
regulators and stimulants. - Scientific
AaRericaE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-13
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
A GOOD PLAYMATE.

In lesson time or holiday,
No matter if tbs work or play,
There's always one with heart and will
To join with me: tbs sister Phil.
Her name is Phyelis, but when we
Were tiny mites of five and three.
called her phil" and then somehow
Twas never changed from then till now.
Ihave no brothers, and it might
Sometimes be dull, but Phil is quite
AS good playmate, and as kind
AS any brother you could find.
She has share in all do,
She feeds my pets, plays cricket, too.
And when made my boat Sunshine
She hemmed the sails with stitches fine.
For rainy days she knows store
OF games and tales, and, what is more,
Each night she makes quite clear and plain
The lessons hard that tire my brain.
On holidays often go
To play with other boys I know,
But there's playmate better still
Than all of them; It's sister Phil.
Emily CLINTON, in little Folks
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-13
PITH AND POINT.

The handmade of Scripture was a
simple thing compared with the tailor
made girl of the present day--N 0.
Picayssne.
FOR what is it my sad soul
yearns?" asks poetess. We don't
know, dear, unless it is for the editor to
send you a check instead of the little
note Returned with thanks. "-Ne,o
Haven NeUs.
Wife Gnnocently)-Is the base
ball season over? Husband (petulant-
ly)-Of course. Look at the weather.
Any fool ought to know that Wife
(sweetly)-That's why asked you, my
dear Washington Critic.
A servant-girl went to sleep one
afternoon and did not wake up until
forty hours later. When she awoke
she was naturally much incensed to
find that she had been defrauded out of
two evenings out.-Bostore Transcript.
$50 you think Friday an unlucky
day, do you, Edithe" Eyes, indeed, I
do, ma am '.And why do you think
it is unlucky?" well. you see we al
ways have fish on Friday, and 1 just
abominate fish. '-Yonhers Statesman.
"A fashion item says: 'Bonnets viii
not be worn as high this year as last"
If this be true, all this talk about ''ele-
waiting the stage may as well be
dropped. With less lofty bonnets. the
stage is high enough. Her.
aid.
In Phil Armour Chicago packing
house they are killing four thousand
hogs day, and yet the man who sits
sideways in a street car was in town
yesterday. So was the man who has
his hair cut Saturday night. Some men
are born lucky.-Purdette.
Editor: what noise is that in the
assistant editors room?' Office Boy:
''De assistant editor, johnson, is stamp
ing on de new type-writin' machine"
Editor: "What's the matter with it9''
Office Boy: ''Why, he started to write
up our funny column and de ting
runG up chestnut before he'd wrote
more'n line. "-Jftdge.
Mother" said a little Rockland
girl, looking up from her book, "what
the Atlantic, of course. Don't bother
me, you make me forget my count
Does trans always mean acrOss?" Il
suppose it does. If you don't stop
bothering me with your questions you'll
90 to bed ''Then does transparent
mean cross parent?' '-Rocklaaad Con-
rt6r.
Mr.. Minks-Seems to me that new
girl is a very good one, isn't she? Mrs.
can't imagine how | even existed before
she came, and I'll never let her 90,
never; but the beauty of it is, she is
Just as well satisfied as ] am, and I
know she'll never even think of leav-
ing. Don't be too sure about that
She may take a notion to get married
some fine day mo danger; she's |
been married once. ''-Onaha World.
They We're sitting as close together |
as the sofa would permit. She looked |
with ineffable tenderness into his noble !
blue eyes. George" she murmured, |
with a tronor in her voice, Didn't you
tell me once that you would be willing |
to do any great act of heroism for my |
sake?' Eyes, Fannie, and l gladly re-
ltcrate that sentiment now," he re- !
piled in confident tones; mo noble !
Roman Of old was fired with a loftier
drawer resolution than l."
''Well, George, 1 want you to do some
thing real heroic for me-" ''Speak, !
darling; what is it?'' ''Ask me to be
your wife. We've been fooling long
enough - hicnqO Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-13
Going out in the car the other da,

Going out in the car the other day
l saw bright little miss of my ac-
quaintance with a library book in her
daintily gloved hand, and, noticing the
title was that of a rather abstruse sub
ject, l said: why. my dear, you select
very deep literature for your reading.
l had no idea you were so studious.
She answered.: ''Oh, is it? Well, / did
not know what to get, and SO took this,
as the cover compared SO beautifully
with my hat. Did you ever see a more
perfect match?''- Springfield (Nass.,
Homestead.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-13

MIR. Mushroom don't see why It
is that my gas bills are SO much larger
than last winter. Little Willie-Why,
sisters engagement is on now, and it
was off last winter. Angie-I guess
you don't know Charlie and me. If his
calling here affected the gas bills at all.
it made 'em less Chicago Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-13
A man living in Armstrong. Mo

"A man living in Armstrong, Mo-,
has just died from swallowing bean.
In order to allay any apprehension
which this painful announcement
may cause it should be added that the
bean was raw. 1t sprouted, produced
Inflammation, and six of the best ply
sicians in the neighborhood could not
tell what was the matter until they
made their post-mortem exploration
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-13
NORMAL SCHOOLS.

These schools are considered very impor-
tant feature of our free-schooI system. and Sc
Tar as have been able to learn. are performing
the work contemplated in their organization in
very satisfactory manner. You viii find a
detailed account of them in their several
reports and the report of the Superintendent
of Public Schools
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-13

Requiring, III addition TO the amount needed
tor the ordinary current expenses, the sum of
$50. 3O6
call your particular attention to these items
ana hope that you may deem it wise and best
TO make appropriations to cover them.
SCHOOL OF MINES.
also visited this school and was very much
pleased with it throughout The appropriation
made by the Thirty-third General Assembly
Tor improvements has been wisely and eco
nomlcaIly expended The management and
Iaculty are doing most excellent work ana
should be literally sustained.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-13

The revenues under the present levy of ~
cents on the 800 Will largely exceed that sum.
but as the surplus can all be proftably used in
retiring per cent bonds par, do not deem
II wise to now chaGCe the levy.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09
Caledonia County.
IIardWiCk.

a RHETORICAL exhibition, with a drama,
is announced for the close of the term of
school at the Academy Wednesday and
Thursday evenings of next week. -
Wheeler & Shipman are furnishing the lum-
her for Bert Paige's new house. -
George b. Shipmen and wife returned home
from their wedding tour on Tuesday, the
1st. Hardwick band, of which he is leader,
met them at the station and escorted them
to their residence. - A chicken-pie
festival, as a donation benefit for Rev. A. b.
Blake, was held at the Methodist church
vestry on Tuesday evening, November 1st,
The entertainment was well attended and
realized, we understand over $50. -
DIR. w. S. Curtis dentist, of West Ran
dolph and family have been visiting in
town the past week - NJ. r. McCrillis
has moved from Woodbury. and occupies his
new grocery-store building. - We uu-
derstand that Wheeler & Shipman are to
build the four snow-rollers ordered by the
town. - S. j. Lovejoy has purchased of
Carlos Noyes of Morrisville the farm in
Hardwick formerly owned by George
Paine, possession to be given the LIST OF
March next
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09
Addison County.
Granville.

THREE old people have recently died in
this town-Joseph Spear, who died October
Sth and was buried in Braintree, Mrs
Sarah Persons who died October Goth
and was inferred in Barnard, and Mrs.
Emeline Martin, who died October 31st and
was carried to Rochester for burial. 60
The terms of school in districts No. l and
have closed. - G. NJ. Severance intends
to leave the farm of G.. V. Wilson on West
Hill and move to the Center. - Charles
Green, Jr., of Canaan has been looking over
the timber lands in this town. If prospects
prove fay orable he will either erect or rent
a mill here. - The Cady family have
moved to the Center. 80 1t is said that
G. f. Wilson will move part of his family
and household effects to Il. Hubbard's house
in district No 4, where he is to cut and pile
bowl logs. 60 Mrs. Jane Ellis from
Mortified is in town visiting relatives and
friends. %. NJ. Ford is repairing the
mill formerly used by Ralph, which he is to
OcCuDy,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09
Orange County.


THE removal of the shirt factory from
Rutland to this place is now a surety. The
committee sent to Rutland to investigate
reported favorably on their return, Satur-
day night, and about $4,000 of the stock
has been subscribed for. The building now
occupied by Mr.. Bagley as a carriage and
paint-shop is to be cleared and fitted up and
the machinery and fixtures shipped here
and set up within month. Also some forty
new machines are to be purchased. They
will employ at first about one hundred
hands, with "A payroll of 81 800 or more per
month. - j. A. Merrill, secretary of
the New Hampshire State Temperance
Union, delivered temperance lecture at
Union hall Friday evening. - j. j.
Rennie started from Fairlee on Monday to
join Henry McLane in Montreal. Thence
they go to Annondale, Mimi, to open store
of general merchandise. May success crown
their efforts. 60 A. T. Clarke has bar
gained with III. G. Day for his store and
stock of goods. 1t is expected that Mr.. Day
will 90 TO Minnesota to reside. - w. G.
Eaton of Warren n. H., was in town over
Sunday visiting friends. - j. M. Kim
ball and wife Of Lancaster, N H., stopped
with relatives here over Sunday on theii
way to Boston. == Edwin Fuller died on
Friday at the advanced age of eighty-foul
years. The funeral was held on Sunday
and the remains were inferred at Fairlee.
Braintree.
JOHN WOODWARD, who has been studying
medicine with DR.. A. G. Bailey, was mar
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CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAeE,l
tauqua Club held its first meeting of the
season Monday evening.

CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGBl
tauqua Club held its first meeting of the
season Monday evening.
Waterbury Center.
SIX yearings have been lost from o. ii.
Minott's back pasture. Search has been
made for them, but as yet no trace of them
has been found. - Mr.. Cheney is to have
a singing-school here the coming winter.
The first meeting occurs this "wednesday
evening. 80 The Young Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union gave reading in
the Baptist church last Sunday evening
- The Ladies' Aid Society meets with
Mrs. Pratt this afternoon. - DIR. f.. j.
Foster went to Boston on the excursion last
week, where he expects to remain week
or two
Woodbury..
HENRY MACK of Hardwick and gentle
man from New Hampshire will address the
60 School in district No. closes next
Tuesday. The evening following box fes-
tival will be held at the town hall at the
Center. - e. II. Duke is still in feeble
health George Lawson is also very ill.
80 Ella Jewett of Wheelock visited at
p. Lilly's and r. f. Drenan,s the past week.
- Leroy Osgood arrived here last
Saturday.
South Woodbury..
Mrs. L. j. BENJAMIN has been very i'll
for few days, caused by severe heart
trouble. - Mary Mcl<instry finished a
years work at DIR. Lances last Saturday
and is now at work for H. o. Stone of Hard
wick - j. Robert Brown is on the
sick list.
Worcester.
LAST Saturday N. A. Kelley set fire to a
pile of rubbish in his yard. The fire soon
spread to pile of wood, several cords of
which were consumed, and his buildings
narrowly escaped burning. Mr.. Kelley was
severely burned about the face. 80 John
McAvoy had the misfortune to lose $50 from
his vest pocket while returning from Mont
pelier last week,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09

COMMON sense should be used in attempt
ing to cure that very disagreeable disease,
catarrh. AS catarrh originates in impuri-
ties in the blood, local applications can do no
permanent good. The common-sense method
of treatment is to purify the blood, and for
this purpose there is no preparation superior
TO Hoods Sarsaparilla That this peculiar
medicine does cure catarrh is shown by the
many testimonials from people who have
found relief upon using it when all others
had failed. A book containing statements
of cures sent on receipt of two-cent stamp
by G. /. Hood K Co., Lowell, Mass.